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Glyphipterix impigritella

Synonyms: Glyphipterix exoptatella; Glyphipteryx impigritella

Wikipedia Abstract

Diploschizia impigritella, known commonly as the yellow nutsedge moth or the five-barred glyphipterid moth, is a species of sedge moth in the genus Diploschizia. It was described by Clemens in 1862. It is found in North America, from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Texas and North Dakota. It has also been recorded from California. The larvae feed on Cyperus esculentus. They bore in the stems and leaf sheaths of their host plant.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0